A patient is taking hydroxychloroquine sulfate. The physician will have the patient checked frequently for which condition?
a. Foot drop
b. Skin rash
c. Hearing loss
d. Retinopathy
ANS: D
This medication can cause retinopathy and irreversible vision loss.
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A) 60-year-old male after cardiac bypass surgery B) 2-day-old newborn with physiological jaundice C) 3-year-old child with croup D) 20-year-old female with rectal bleeding
A client asks to be attended to by a family member or a nurse from the same culture. Which should the nurse identify as the most critical barrier in this client's nursing care?
A) Prejudice B) Ethnocentrism C) Stereotyping D) Intolerance
How are firearm injuries different in rural areas as compared with urban areas?
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